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LABEL CABINET. No. 349,790. Patented Sept. 28, 1886.

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SPECIFICATIONTor-ming part of Letters Patent No. 349,790, datedSeptember 28,1886.

Application filed February. 6, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNESTI GABRIEL, of Elmwood, in the county ofPeoria, in the State of Illinois, have invented an Improved Label-Gabinet; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being-had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, in which like letters ofreference refer to like parts, and in which- Figure 1 represents a frontelevation of the cabinet; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the same atXX inFig. 1; Fig. 3, an interior view of one of the side pieces of thecabinet; Fig. 4, a view of a modified form of the cabinet; Figs. 5, 6,and 7, views of the label-holding springs.

It is customary in druggists establishments to affix to each package ofmedicines or other compounds sold a small label indicating the substanceand designating the name and location of the establishment, and oftenthe name of the doctor making out the prescription. The names of themost common of the drugs being printed upon the labels, there is necessarily a large number and variety of the latter, and to so arrange andstow the same away as to be immediately producible is a very difficultmatter. 7

. To this end I have invented the label-cabinet which forms thesubject-matter of this application, and is constructed as follows:Essentially, the cabinet consists of a board having secured to its facea number of springclips, by which are held the labels, each spring-clipholding a quantity of the same labels. X

The form of the spring-clip, which is one of the main features of myinvention, is that set forth in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, consisting of aspring-wire bent into a rectangular loop, with its right-hand cornerinverted and having its ends formed into coils to give elasticity, andinserted into the board.

In the drawings, A represents the main portion of the clip, Ctheinverted corner, and B D the ends and coils. The only thing new aboutthis clip is in the inversion or bending in of the righthand corner, 0,to enable the corner of the label held thereby to be readily seized bythe thumb and fingers and the label withdrawn. This is the chiefadvantage of the inverted corner; but I also secure thereby sex-m1 No.191,084. (No model.)

the pressure of the oil p 'upon the center portion of the labels bymeans of this corner, and therefore hold the labels more evenly inplace. I11 this latter respect the form shown in Fig. 5 is of advantageover that of Fig. 7, which otherwise is equally useful.

In Fig. 4 I show a simple flat board having the clips A secured to it.This answers the case moderately well; but to keep as many labels aspossible in a small compass and 0011- venient of access I mount most ofthe labelholding clips upon an endless apron movable upon rollers, andthus produce my complete label-cabinet.

My cabinet consists of the sides L L and partition L and the top K andbottom K. Between the partition L and side L, I secure the board N aboutflushwith the same, and afiix to said board several of the larger clipsA, of varying sizes. This board can, if desired, be hinged in place, andthe space behind it thus form a convenient receptacle for the rarestlabels or for files of old prescriptions. Between the partition L andthe side L of the cabinet I arrange the endless apron mounted upon therollers or wheels It. Said endless apron I form by fastening horizontalstrips of wood to an endless cloth passing about the rollers. Thesewooden strips or boards M are adapted to have their ends verticallymovable in grooves G, formed in said side L and partition L, so thatthey can resist the horizontal pressure that must be given to themwhenthe labels are being removed.

The rollers or wheels R, I prefer to make in the form of regular prisms,hexagonal or 00- tagonal in cross-section, to better hold theendlessapron, the boards or slats M of which are equal in width to thefaces of the rollers. To these slats M are affixed the clips A insuitable horizontal and vertical rows,as shown in Fig. 1..

In using this cabinet the clips A are filled with the labels the mostcommon and oftenest used near together, and the endless apron revolvedto bring such labels to the front and the less aprons have been employedfor holding cards, 8m, for advertising purposes, but not, so far as I amaware, for a label-holder.

.a corner of the papersheld thereby can be more readily grasped,substantially as set forth.

2. In a label-cabinet, the endless apron consisting of cloth M and slatsM, in combination with the spring-clips aflixed to said slats and therollers supporting said apron, Substantial l y as and for the purposedescribed.

8. In a label-cabinet, the case'eonsisting of top and bottom K K,sidesLL and partition L, said partition and side L having the grooves G,in combination with the board N, secured between the partition and theside L, and having the clips A affixed thereto, the rollers R, theendless apron M M, passing about said rollers, and the clips A, affixedto 25 the boards M of said apron, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing in vention I have hereunto setmy hand this 29th day of January, 1886. V

ERNESTI GABRIEL.

IVitnes ses:

W. '1. SnoAN, V S. S. GRAHAM.

